So, first time writing about Steven Universe and Naruto, or just Steven Universe. Love both shows and I found, to me, the perfect reveal point for Naruto to pop in. Word of the wise, Naruto is strong but he's no god. Just saying it now before someone tells me he's OP in the one chapter I've written.

Chapter 1

Many people believed the Crystal Gems won simply by the power the held. The diversity between them all and the leadership of Rose allowed for a winning team. However, that was far from the truth. What no one spoke of, or wished to remember, were the nine beings who truly shaped the war. They were a ruthless group of created humans. Before the war, there were nine demons who trumped all power throughout the galaxy. Each had been sealed by all four diamonds eons ago because they were not compatible to exist within any being known to the galaxy.

Until Earth. Until the humans, beings who adapted to any kind of change at an exceptional rate. The diamonds moved quickly to find nine humans and seal each of the beasts inside of them but after that nothing went as planned. The nine human sacrifices rebelled, slaughtering their handler, Pink Diamond, and siding with the Crystal Gems. After that, the war began. Rose commanded her army and the nine moved on their own accord with their own rules. After the war was over, they disappeared and no one went looking for them. Rose had ordered it so, for even she feared bothering such powerful beings.

Now, thousands of years later and nothing changed. The remaining Crystal Gems had all but forgotten the nine warriors of earth. Until one day, they returned.

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"She'll need a lot of rest so let's leave her be" said Garnet to Steven, walking out of the barn and back into the almost setting sun.

"Do you think she'll want to stay?" asked the young boy.

"Probably not" butted in Peridot who got elbowed by Amethyst.

"She may…or may not. It's her choice Steven but she won't go to homeworld again" said Pearl in an attempt to cheer up the boy.

"She'll stay, my little water bearer will enjoy this ever changing world too much" said a new voice from behind them. Garnet reacted first, shoving Steven behind her as her gauntlets appeared. Pearl and Amethyst were quickly at her sides, weapons at the ready as Peridot rushed behind the towering Garnet. They expected a new gem of some sort, someone that was able to elude their senses and Garnet's future vision but what looked at them was a human. A tall one at that, towering over most humans at 6'1", his blonde hair flowed in the soft breeze along with his clothes. He had a simple burnt orange t-shirt, a thin black leather jacket, dark blue jeans and dark brown cowboy boots. What made every gem present, minus Steven, freeze in fear was the headband wrapped loosely around his neck. A small kanji was engraved in the worn metal which read "Shinobi."

"W-…what are y-you doing here?" stuttered Pearl. She was absolutely terrified of what was happening. This….this man, or was he?, was terrifyingly powerful. Rose herself feared these nine beings, knowing not to interfere or anger any of them and told her army the same. Pearl once witnessed the power of one during a mission gone bad. Her and a small battalion of gems were ambushed by hundreds of Quartz gems on a war path. Then, a long blonde haired woman appeared in front of her group. She smiled back at them and told them everything would be fine before lighting miles of plains ablaze in blue fire then disappeared. What scared Pearl the most was when she learned that woman was an eighth of the power of the strongest. The man before her she only saw images of, he was a monster in battle. He was their strongest member, and the leader of the small group.

"I'm here to see to it this little gem gets taken care of properly by someone she knows better than you all. Someone she doesn't resent or hold any form of anger of" said the man, his hands never leaving his pockets.

"Why would you care about some homeworld gem!?" shouted Amethyst.

"She shows promise, the promise to be unique in her own right. She strives to be someone great and I wish to see her blossom. That was my intention until she was stolen from me thousands of years ago when she was mistaken for a homeworld gem during a battle I was not in. I wanted to reach out but I had promised Rose we would keep contact to a minimum so I decided to wait until things died down before retrieving her. Now was the perfect time. Is there anything else you wish to ask me children?"

"Wait, if your human wouldn't you be younger than them?" asked Steven, poking his head out from behind Garnet.

Naruto smiled "And who might you be?" Steven stepped out and gave a smile back to the strange blonde.

"I'm Steven Universe, a member of the Crystal Gems! Who are you?"

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki, and to answer your previous question I am. However, their power compared to mine is that of a child to an adult in strength. So I call most of them children. I think I'll ask a question now. What gem do you carry?"

"My moms! Rose Quartz!" said Steven, lifting up his shirt to show the gem on his belly button.

Naruto's smile brighten and he rubbed his hair "Well, I'm glad everything with her worked like she spoke of all those centuries ago." Throughout the conversation the sun set and night had taken over.

"Are you going to stay?" asked Garnet, steeling her resolve and speaking as normally as she could to him.

"For now, until I need to leave or Lapis chooses to. Goodbye" and with that Naruto turned around before heading into the barn. Steven moved to go after but Garnet held him back and shook her head.

"We need to go, we'll speak to him later."

At the house

"I can't believe he's here!" shouted Pearl.

"This is bad! Really really bad" said Amethyst.

"We need to figure out what he wants besides Lapis. There's got to be more than her he's here for" said Garnet.

"Who…..is he?" asked Steven, reminding the other gems he was in the room with them. Pearl and Amethyst looked to Garnet, she would explain what needed to be said better than they could.

"That man, is a human from times before the war. He, along with nine others, were chosen by the diamonds to be containers to the universes strongest known beings because of the adaptability of humans. These nine allowed for us to win the war, they alone held their own battles and tipped the scale quickly. However, as soon as the war was over they disappeared from anyone's radar. He's the first one to contact us in thousands of years."

"I honestly thought they died out after the war but it seems one survived…..but if there others…."

"If they wanted to take over, one would be enough to end the world. They apparently chose to live amongst the populace and enjoy life as we are. For now, no one is to bother him until he contacts us. I don't want any incidents, ok Steven?" asked Garnet and he nodded his head.

"Good, now let's figure out where Jasper may be laid up."

The next day

"HOW DARE YOU COME BACK!" shouted a voice before a loud crash echoed in front of the house. Steven, Connie and the gems ran outside to see Naruto standing on water almost a quarter of a mile from shore. No less than a second later Lapis slammed down on the water, her wings already prominent as she faced off against the blond.

"I couldn't get you during the war, you knew the pact we had. If I even stepped foot near them they would retaliate and no gem would survive our onslaught" said Naruto, keeping a clam facade.

"You liar! You could have but you just didn't try hard enough!" shouted Lapis before she began her attack. Spikes of water shot out at the blond who easily dodges them by jumping high into the air but once he did Lapis summoned a water hand right after him.

Naruto frowned "I didn't think being dormant so long would wreak so much havoc on your skills" said Naruto before he let his own fist collide with the water one, dispersing it before he landed and took off after her.

"NO! Don't come any closer!" shouted Lapis, sending any kind of wave, hand, or object her troubled mind could form as the blond dodged through them all with ease. Just as he got within a few dozen feet Lapis summoned a wall of water to separate them and Naruto disappeared. The next thing Lapis knew she was face first in his chest as he hugged her tightly.

"I know I could have but my brothers and sisters had battles across the globe. They needed a leader to guide them, to keep everyone in line and keep the group together. I truly wanted to get you back but during a war was not the best time. I wanted to go find you after but Rose had asked I destroy any working kindergarden equipment and eradicate anything else to do them. Then…..the group separated and I had to keep tabs on everyone to make sure nothing got out of hand. It was a long, lonely time for me. No one was at my side…..but I apologize for not being at yours. I'm not letting you go again." Throughout the speech Lapis already began to weep but it was silent, no one heard it that far from shore. Slowly, her crying died and Naruto realized she had fallen asleep.

"Poor girl, she's still exhausted from the fusion" said the blond, picking her up and walking to shore.

"She just had to vent, I'll take her back."

"Is she going to be ok?" asked Steven.

"She will, after plenty of rest."

"When she's better we've gotta go show you the city! I know you'll love it!" Naruto smiled 'He truly is a kind spirit. Just like his mother wanted him to be.'

"I'll hold you to that" said the tall man, walking past them and up towards the barn. What surprised him was seeing the Peridot from earlier putting a mattress down where the hay used to be for Lapis.

"I figured she'd like this better, I know I did."

"She will, thank you" said Naruto as she placed her down on the mat before tossing a cover over her.

"May I speak with you outside?" asked Peridot and Naruto nodded his head. He walked outside the barn and to the edge of the cliff.

"Do you know what homework thinks of you and your group?" asked the gem but got silence as her answer.

"They fear you more than anything else, even the diamonds seemed distressed with the thought of even one of you being alive. They had hoped you had all died with time, like all humans."

"I know this. What's your point?"

"I…..just don't see the reason to think your bad like those other short minded gems. You protected your home just as a homeworld gem would their own. I respect that. I just wanted to let you know" and as soon as she finished she jumped down the cliff side and walked back into the house below.

"Peridot's are such strange beings but good companions to have" said Naruto, walking back into the barn and sitting against one of the pillars where Lapis slept.

"Let's hope things stay as they are for a while. The cluster won't stay occupied forever" said Naruto to himself before he let sleep overcome him.

Boom. First chapter done. No idea what I did, and no idea if it's any good so you've gotta tell me. Yes, there's gonna be plot holes but because I haven't explained everything at this moment. I want to slowly push information through about the nine, and delve into the happenings of earth itself. I won't stick solid with canon, I will break away a bit when they venture out of beach city and beyond. Review so kindly and take care!